Improvement in washing-machines



.No.22l,443.

Patented Nov. 11,1879.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIoE.

TILMON A. H. CAMERON, OF SLATER, MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT IN WASHING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 221.443, dated November 11, 1879; application filed July 7, 1879.

To all whom it may concern- Be it known that I, TILMoNA. H. CAMERON,

of Slater, in the county of Saline and State of- Missouri, have invented an Improved Washing-Machine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved washing-machine. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line x w of Fig. 1,-the fluted roll being Figs. 3- and 4 represent the devices I employfor holding the fluted roll when swung up out of the way.

My present invention consists in a construction and arrangement of the parts'of a washing-machine, as hereinafter moreparticularly described, and pointed out in the claims.

To enable others-skilled in the art to understand my invention, I will 1 1 eed to describe the manner in which I have carriedjt out.

In the accompanying drawings, E' is a hotwater reservoir or wash-boiler, to which is clamped, by screws 8 8, an upright frame, G, having a pair of smooth rolls, H H, mounted therein; also, connected with the frame G is a fluted roll, I, having its bearin gs in the lower ends of curved spring-arms L L, the upper ends of which pass through eyes in bolts 0 e, turning loosely in the frame. The tension of these spring-arms maybe regulated by nuts turning over screw-threads out thereon. (See Fig. 4.)

After being placed in the tub of warm water, the clothes are passed back and forth through the smooth rolls by turning the crank d, secured to the shaft of the lower roll, the degree of pressure of the upper roll thereon being regulated by springs h h, located within the housings, and bearing down upon the shaft of the upper roll.

Should any streaks of dirt remain after passing through the smooth rolls H H, the clothes are subjected to additional and greater friction by turning a crank, 1', on the end of the shaft of the fluted roll I, which is swung down opposite the space between the two smooth rolls and held in this position by buttons M M, pivoted to the frame at k, and provided with shoulders l,which are swung over the tops of the spring-arms L L. Simultaneous with the action of the fluted roll on the clothes warm water should be poured upon them.

Should the fluted roll I not be required for use, it is simply necessary to elevate it by swinging the spring-arms L L over until they rest upon projecting stops m m on the sides of the frame, in which position they are prevented from being accidentally thrown down by hooks n 'n, pivoted to the back of the frame.

1 claim- 1. The smooth rolls H H, mounted in the frame G, in combination with the fluted roll I, connected therewith by spring-arms L L, and capable of being brought to bear against the smooth rolls, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the rollers H H and fluted roller I, journaled in pivoted spring-arms L L, of the buttons M M, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

Witness my hand this 13th dayofJune, 1879.

TILMON A. H. CAMERON.

In presence of- J A0. VANDYKE, E1). T. OREAR. 

